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Hofner 500/1 Green Line Violin Bass
Product Description
Handmade in Germany.
For over 20 years Höfner has been producing the Green Line range of classical guitars. The H500/1-HGL bass is the first electric guitar to be added to the Green Line range.
One of our aims with this instrument has been to eliminate as much plastic as possible and to use an environmentally friendly finish whilst retaining the looks and sound of the iconic Violin Bass. To this end the plastics used in the headplate, truss rod cover, heel plate, nut, pickup surrounds, scratchplate, dot markers and body binding have all been replaced with non-endangered walnut wood. The tuners and buttons are now metal which can easily be recycled. We replaced the ebony bridge with one crafted from walnut. The bass is finished with the Höfner Green Line Finish which is not poisonous to the environment and also very easy to repair.
Perhaps the biggest change we have made is with the fingerboard. For this we have also used walnut to replace the traditional rosewood (which is now on the CITES list as an endangered species).
Product Specs/Additional Information
Hofner 500/1 Green Line Violin Bass
| Body | Shape | Violin Bass |
| Wood Top | Spruce | |
| Soundhole | None | |
| Wood Back | Flame Maple | |
| Wood Sides | Flame Maple | |
| Binding Top | None | |
| Binding Back | None | |
| Binding Sides | Walnut | |
| Centerblock | None | |
| Neck | Wood | Flame Maple |
| Construction | 3 Piece (Maple/Walnut/Maple) | |
| Headstock Shape | Hofner Violin Bass | |
| Logo and Artwork | Script laser cut with wooden insert | |
| Neck Joint | Violin Bass Set Neck | |
| Joint At | 16th Fret | |
| Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret | 21mm | |
| Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret | 24mm | |
| Heel Cap | Walnut | |
| Fingerboard | Wood | Ist series composite material. 2nd series Walnut |
| Scale | 30″ / 76cm | |
| Nut Width | 42mm | |
| Width At 12th Fret | 48mm | |
| Inlays | Ist series pearl dots. 2nd series walnut dots. | |
| Binding | None | |
| Side Dots | Yes | |
| Number of Frets | 22 | |
| Bridge | Material | Walnut |
| Type | Hofner Fretted | |
| Hardware | Tuners | Enclosed metal tuners |
| Tuner Buttons | Metal | |
| Tailpiece | Hofner Trapeze Nickel | |
| Nut Material | Walnut | |
| Pickguard | Walnut | |
| Pickup Neck | Hofner Blade H513B | |
| Pickup Middle | ||
| Pickup Bridge | Hofner Blade H513B | |
| Potentiometer Knobs | Walnut laser cut | |
| Electrics | 2 * volume, 1 * tone. | |
| Strings | Hofner Flat Wound | |
| Approximate Weight Kg | 2,1 | |
| Setup | Action Bass String at 12th Fret | 3mm |
| Action Treble String at 12th Fret | 2mm |
£2,199.00 Incl. VAT
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Product Description
Handmade in Germany.
For over 20 years Höfner has been producing the Green Line range of classical guitars. The H500/1-HGL bass is the first electric guitar to be added to the Green Line range.
One of our aims with this instrument has been to eliminate as much plastic as possible and to use an environmentally friendly finish whilst retaining the looks and sound of the iconic Violin Bass. To this end the plastics used in the headplate, truss rod cover, heel plate, nut, pickup surrounds, scratchplate, dot markers and body binding have all been replaced with non-endangered walnut wood. The tuners and buttons are now metal which can easily be recycled. We replaced the ebony bridge with one crafted from walnut. The bass is finished with the Höfner Green Line Finish which is not poisonous to the environment and also very easy to repair.
Perhaps the biggest change we have made is with the fingerboard. For this we have also used walnut to replace the traditional rosewood (which is now on the CITES list as an endangered species).
Product Specs
Hofner 500/1 Green Line Violin Bass
| Body | Shape | Violin Bass |
| Wood Top | Spruce | |
| Soundhole | None | |
| Wood Back | Flame Maple | |
| Wood Sides | Flame Maple | |
| Binding Top | None | |
| Binding Back | None | |
| Binding Sides | Walnut | |
| Centerblock | None | |
| Neck | Wood | Flame Maple |
| Construction | 3 Piece (Maple/Walnut/Maple) | |
| Headstock Shape | Hofner Violin Bass | |
| Logo and Artwork | Script laser cut with wooden insert | |
| Neck Joint | Violin Bass Set Neck | |
| Joint At | 16th Fret | |
| Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret | 21mm | |
| Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret | 24mm | |
| Heel Cap | Walnut | |
| Fingerboard | Wood | Ist series composite material. 2nd series Walnut |
| Scale | 30″ / 76cm | |
| Nut Width | 42mm | |
| Width At 12th Fret | 48mm | |
| Inlays | Ist series pearl dots. 2nd series walnut dots. | |
| Binding | None | |
| Side Dots | Yes | |
| Number of Frets | 22 | |
| Bridge | Material | Walnut |
| Type | Hofner Fretted | |
| Hardware | Tuners | Enclosed metal tuners |
| Tuner Buttons | Metal | |
| Tailpiece | Hofner Trapeze Nickel | |
| Nut Material | Walnut | |
| Pickguard | Walnut | |
| Pickup Neck | Hofner Blade H513B | |
| Pickup Middle | ||
| Pickup Bridge | Hofner Blade H513B | |
| Potentiometer Knobs | Walnut laser cut | |
| Electrics | 2 * volume, 1 * tone. | |
| Strings | Hofner Flat Wound | |
| Approximate Weight Kg | 2,1 | |
| Setup | Action Bass String at 12th Fret | 3mm |
| Action Treble String at 12th Fret | 2mm |